Persepolis
Memoirs
Synthesis
Vocab
MISC
100

This country is the subject of this powerful graphic memoir

What is Iran?

100

Name a lens that you looked at your memoir through.

What is philosophical, psychological, historical, or linguistic

100

Term meaning the process of combining and integrating information from multiple sources to create a new, cohesive whole that demonstrates understanding and insights beyond simply summarizing each individual source. 

What is synthesis?

100

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

What is satire?

100

The name of the store that served as the subject of a high school senior's college essay who got into Stanford 

What is Costco?

200

Marji's parents send her here at the end of the book.

What is Vienna, Austria

200

Name of Trevor Noah's dog

Who is Fufi?

200

Podcast class listened to as a strong example of synthesizing sources

What is No Stupid Questions?

200

 For example, a story of a life-size dog walking a human on a leash is..

What is reversal?

200

The name of where Ms. MacQueen went to college

TCNJ

300

Marji gets in trouble for wearing buttons featuring this famous pop star.

Who is Michael Jackson?

300

These are Camp 14s two most remote sections (2 numbers)

What is Valleys 4 and 5

300

Synthesis practice high school drama activity included  a source from a menu from what particular restaurant.

What is The Melting Pot

300

For example, I've told you a million times!

what is hyperbole?

300

Ms. MacQueen has a dog named...

Who is Clover

400

To convince boys to join the army, religious fundamentalists hand them what?

What is the Key to Paradise

400

The Two settings where JD Vance grew up according to his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy."

Ohio (Middletown) and Jackson, Kentucky (Appalachia)
400

Name a type of inter-textual connection you can make when synthesizing.

Agree-Agree, Agree/Disagree, Problem/Solution, Definition/Example, Cause/Effect

400

something that doesn't fit in its location or situation

What is incongruity?

400

The day the class of 2026 graduates

June 18 2026

500
Name a symbol from the memoir and what the symbol represents.
Answers will vary.
500

The key difference between a memoir and a biography

A memoir recounts memories from a specific time period or events that share a common theme, while a biography recounts a persons entire life.

500

Name the two hosts of the "No Stupid Questions" podcast.

Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan

500

an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

What is parody?

500

Hunterdon central campus sits on this many acres of land.

What is 72 acres?